Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12879, Randol Evans, Conn. N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn. N. 16.
Evans, Randal or Randall
12879
Carded
CONTENTS

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Evans, Randal
12879
N. 16.
or Randall
Carded
CONTENTS

274
8894
New York
Randall Evans
of Saratoga Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Barnes of the Inf y commencing by Col Baldwin in the Co y and line for 13 mos.
Commiss y N.Y. June 22 nd 1831 Records completed
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of May 1833 and sent to N. P. Doe Watertown
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $108.66 Semiant. allowance ending 4 Sept 21.66
$1108.32
{ Revolutionary Pensions } { Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book C Vol. 4 Page 18

State of New York
Wortham - Combs
View of State Falls
Anna Gabriel of the Town of Litchfield in the County of Herkimer & State of New York

that New Jersey was in time - this deponent further saith that I know that, Mrs. Simonds was frequently absent on business for the strong-arm sending parties - she was one of the family as it was then the style & which this deponent believes true, that of the length of time of these business this deponent is not able to state - this deponent further saith that during the war Mrs. Simonds removed to the State of New Jersey New Jersey - she is now the widow & of the services rendered after that time deponent knows nothing but by information - this deponent further saith that she is informed & believes that Mrs. Simonds was frequently called into the service during her residence in New Hampshire - which was till after the close of the war - this deponent further saith that Mrs. Simonds has always sustained & does still sustain a good moral character, & a fair character for truth & veracity.
Subscribed this 25th day of August A.D. 1832
Anna Southwick
John D. Dyer
Herkimer County ss
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Anna Southwick, & that she is the person who signed the above affidavit & sustained a fair character for truth & veracity.
John D. Dyer
State of New York Herkimer County ss Clerk's Office
I Francis E. Skinner Deputy Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Dyer before whom the within affidavit was sworn to have been sworn to at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and duly authorized to act as such and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & verily believe the signature of "John Dyer" subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 27th day of August 1832 F. E. Skinner - J. Clerk

In the Matter of Randall Evans a Pensioner
12.766
admitted
13 nos. Private

State of New York } Saratoga County } ss. On the fourth day of September in the year A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga, now sitting Ran- dall Evans a resident of the Town of Waterford in the County of Saratoga & State of New York aged Eighty years next October, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
That he was first called in the service at the time of the Battle at Lexington, in a Detachment of Militia. Col. Baldwin was Col. of the Regiment, Stephen Hovey  was was Captain, Jesse Curtis was Lieut. and Thomas Francher Ensign of the Company to which he belonged That this was in the year 1775 the day & the month he does not now recollect. — That he then resided at Northbury in the County of New Haven State of Con- necticut, now the Town of Plimoth & County of Litch- field — That they then were marched on toward Boston & got as far as East Windsor in Connecticut That they there received information of the Battle at Lexington & were then ordered to return & when they arrived at the place they started from were discharged by Capt. Barnes  Hovey but did not receive a written discharge, was out at this time four days.
That he was then called out at the time of the Battle at Bunker Hill in a Detachment of the Militia under the same officers as before, were marched on toward Boston as far as Powneut about eighty Miles, were then ordered to return, were then out eight days and were discharged by Capt. Barnes. No written discharge.

In the Fall of 1775 an Independent Company was formed at Northbury, now Plymouth. This Deponent belonged to this Company. Moses Root was his Captain, Jesse Curtis was Lieut. & Thomas Francher Ensign and this Deponent was orderly Sergeant; and received a regular warrant, and served as orderly Sergeant at all times when in service for four or five years. The warrant is lost or destroyed and this Deponent has no knowledge what has become of it — This Deponent was called out in the Independent Company last mentioned, some time in July or first of August in the year 1776, all the Militia of that part of the Country were then called into service & were sent to the City of New York. — This Deponent with Capt. Roots Company were stationed in King Street, were daily expecting to be called into action on Long Island and was at the City of New York at the time of the engagement on Long Island, after the Battle on Long Island this Deponent with the American army at New York retreated to Harlem remained there a few days, from there to Kings Bridge & White Plains, from White Plains home & was then discharged. General Washington, General Putnam were at New York & White Plains at the time this Deponent was stationed there — General Sullivan was on Long Island & was taken Prisoner & this Deponent saw him when he came over to New York on parole. — This Deponent was in service at this time about three Months. —
Was again called out in the same Company & with the same Officers when New Haven was plundered was at New Haven, New Milford, Danbury & on the Coast about six weeks — was out in the service in the same Company & same Officers when Danbury
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was burnt, was then out about one month — Was next called out in the same Company & some Offices at the time of the surrender of Burgoyne, was ordered to New Haven, thence to Fish Kill in the State of New York, were employed in watching the movements of the British Fleet on the Hudson, were then marched to P'keepsiebeck, stayed there a short time & were then marched back to Fish Kill, after the surrender of Burgoyne & after the British Fleet had moved down the River, this Deponent & the Company were then discharged. This Deponent was at this time in the service about three months — This Deponent also served as a minute man in Capt. George Melvins Company in Northbury aforesaid for the term of two months.
This Deponent then moved to Lebanon in the State of New Hampshire, was there called out in the Militia in Capt. Symans Company — Col. House commander of the Regiment at the time Royalton in Vermont was burnt — had a combat with the Indians, exchanged a few shots and Indians retreated. Followed the Indians several days — was out on this Tour about a month — was called out again under Capt. Syman to defend Coos in the State of New Hampshire against an incursion of the Indians, was out at this time about ten days.
That during the four years this Deponent served as orderly Sergeant, he was obliged to spend much time in calling the Company together & warning the men whenever an Enlisting Officer came along or when they were classing the men or when a draft was to be made — Thinks he spent more than two months in this service — This Deponents warrants as Sergeant were have been lost or destroyed & he has no knowledge what has become of them.

This Deponent has never received any written discharge to his recollection and belief. —
That the whole time that this Deponent was in actual service during the War, was between Thirteen & fourteen Months, but the precise dates & terms of service, this Deponent, from infirmities of body & mind & length of time, is unable to state —
That this Deponent has no documentary evidence and knows of no persons, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service other, than the affidavit of Anna Tutbill which is herunto annexed —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State. And this Deponent in answer to Interrogatories put to him by the Court; doth answer as follows.
Interrogatories
That he was born in Northfield in the State of Massachusetts as he is informed & believes.
That he was born in the year 1752.
That he has no record of his age except one in the possession of his son Roger C. Evans in Waterford Saratoga County N. Y. which was made about twenty years since. —
That he resided in Northbury, State of Connecticut at the time he was called into the service during several of the first terms, subsequently & during the latter terms of service he resided in Lebanon State of New Hampshire, as stated in the foregoing declaration —
That since the Revolutionary War he has resided in the Town of Butternuts, Otsego County State of N. Y. and in Waterford Saratoga County, where he now resides. —
That he was called into the service in detachment of the Militia as stated in the above declaration. —

That Generals Washington & Putnam were at New York & White Plains when this Deponent was stationed there & other officers mentioned in the above declaration, does not recollect the names of any of the Regiments. —
That he never received any written discharge from the service.
That he is known to David Spencer, Roger C. Evans & Nicholas B. Doe who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. That there is no clergyman in his immediate vicinity who knows any thing of his services, whose attendance in court he can procure —
Randal Evans
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court
Thomas Palmer Clerk
We Roger C. Evans and Nicholas B. Doe residing in the Town of Waterford & County of Saratoga & State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Randal Evans who has signed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty years of age or thereabouts that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion —
Sworn & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
in open Court
Thomas Palmer Clerk
N. B. Doe
Roger C. Evans

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Nicholas B. Doe and Roger C. Evans who have signed the preceding Certificate are both residents in the Town of Waterford and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. — And the Court further certifies that Anna Tuthill whose affidavit is herewith annexed is a credible person & her statement is entitled to credit, and that in their opinion she cannot be produced here in Court without too much inconvenience & expense to the applicant.
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Randall Evans for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this fourth day of September A.D. 1832.
Thomas Palmer Clerk

N o 12.744
Randall Evans.
admitted.
13 mo. Pivato
N. B. Doc. Agent Waterford Saratoga County New York

N o 12.744
BRIEF in the case of  Randall Evans, of Washington County  of Saratoga in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
In Open Court. 14
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
80. Years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1775. 4. private Capt. Barnes. Col. Baldwin.   8. " do.   1776. about. 3. Provisional Moses Foot. Capt. -   " 1. 15. " do.   " 1. " do.   " 3. " do.   " 2. Minute Men Capt. Melvin. Col. House.   " 1. " Capt. Lyman.   10. " do.  
5. In what battles was he engaged? Part of Saratoga 13. 14 months.
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Northbury, County of New Haven, Connecticut.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By his living testimony. - Oral Evidence.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James D. [Signature]
Examining Clerk.

November 27, 1937.
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Mr. Harry W. Evans 13 Ellsworth Street Everett, Massachusetts
BA-J/ady S.12879 Randol Evans
Dear Sir:
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.12879, based upon the military service of Randol Evans in that war.
Randol Evans was born in October 1752, in Northfield, Massachusetts, day, and the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing with his parents in Northbury, later called Plymouth, New Haven County, later called Litchfield County, Connecticut, Randol Evans served four days at the time of the battle of Lexington, in 1775, in Captain Nathaniel Barnes' Company, Colonel Baldwin's Connecticut Regiment. He served eight days at the time of the battle of Bunker Hill under the same officers. From July or August 1776 he served about three months as orderly sergeant in Captain Moses Foot's Connecticut Company. At the time of the burning of Danbury, Connecticut, he served about one month in Captain Moses Foot's Connecticut Company. At the time of the surrender of Burgoyne he served about three months in Captain Moses Foot's Connecticut Company. He served about six weeks as sergeant in Captain Moses Foot's Connecticut Company when New Haven was plundered. He served two months as a minute man in Captain George Melvin's Connecticut Company, at Northbury, Connecticut. He moved to Lebanon, New Hampshire. At the time of the burning of Royalton, Vermont, he served about one month in Captain Lyman's Company, Colonel House's New Hampshire Regiment, and had a combat with the Indians. He served about ten days in Captain Lyman's New Hampshire Company and defended Coos, New Hampshire, against an incursion of the Indians. He served at various times, amounting to two months in all, as sergeant when the men were drafted or classed.

After the Revolutionary War Randel Evans lived in Butternuts, Otsego County, New York, and in Waterford, New York.
Date of death not on a B.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Waterford, Saratoga County, New York. He was pensioned as Randall Evans.
In 1832, Roger C. Evans, son of soldier, was living in Waterford, New York, his age not stated. No reference was made to soldier's wife.
In 1832, Anna Tuthill, sixty-four years old, sister of soldier, was residing in Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York. There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

November 27, 1937.
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BA-J/ady
Mr, Harry W. Evans 13 Ellsworth Street Everett, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Daniel Evans, Colton Evans, Randall Evans and Abiathar Evans, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war.
The records of Randol Evans and Abiather Evans are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev 12/10/1937
✓ 12.870 INVALID.
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Brandt
St. Peter
Act: June 7 th 82
Index: — Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870]
June 4-1900. N. 15 H. O'Gullins - Motorway
1937 Nov 27. Hist. to Harry W. Evans see his letter in Cln., W. 210 80. Abiather Evans. A.D.Y.